Sidewalk (album)

Infobox Album
Name = Sidewalk
Type = studio
Artist = Icehouse


Caption =
Background =
Released = Start date|1984|06|26
Recorded = EMI Studios 301, Sydney and El Dorado Studios, Los Angeles, California
Genre = Synthpop/New Wave
Length = 45:09
Label = Chrysalis/Regular
Producer = Iva Davies
Reviews =
*Allmusic (1984) Rating|1.5|5 [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:hifexq85ldde link]
*Allmusic (2002) Rating|2.5|5 [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:0pfqxq9ald6e link]
Last album = "Primitive Man"
(1982)
This album = "Sidewalk"
(1984)
Next album = "Boxes"
(1985)
Misc = Singles
Name = Sidewalk
Type = single
Single 1 = Taking the Town
Single 1 date = Start date|1984|04|22
Single 2 = Don't Believe Anymore
Single 2 date = Start date|1984|07|31
Single 3 = Dusty Pages
Single 3 date = Start date|1984|11|2

"Sidewalk" is the third album by Australian rock synthpop band Icehouse. It was released in June 1984 on Regular Records / Chrysalis Records and reached #8 on the National albums chart with singles "Taking the Town" (#22 in May), "Don't Believe Anymore" (#22 August) and "Dusty Pages" (#82 November).cite book |title=Australian Chart Book 1970-1992 |format=doc |last=Kent |first=David |authorlink= David Kent|publisher=Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. |year=1993 |isbn=0-646-11917-6 |accessdate=2008-06-11 ] Founding member Iva Davies used the Fairlight Music Computer on this more sombre and reflective album,cite book |title=Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop |url=http://web.archive.org/web/20030517224039/www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=937 |format=doc |last=McFarlane |first=Ian |authorlink= Ian McFarlane |publisher=Allen & Unwin |year=1999 |isbn=1-86448-768-2 |accessdate=2008-06-11] included are two tracks used for the Russell Mulcahy 1984 film "Razorback", which he had recorded in 1983.cite web |url=http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:0pfqxq9ald6e~T2 |title="Sidewalk" (bonus tracks) |publisher=allmusic guide |accessdate=2008-07-01 ] cite web |url=http://www.warnermusic.com.au/artist,w_artist,49247 |title=Artist: Icehouse |publisher=Warner Music Australia |accessdate=2008-06-16 ] cite web |url=http://colsearch.nfsa.afc.gov.au/nfsa/search/display/display.w3p;adv=yes;group=;groupequals=;holdingType=;page=0;parentid=;query=Id%3A52803|Id%3A340488;querytype=;rec=1;resCount=10 |title="Razorback" trailer details |publisher=National Film & Sound Archive (NFSA) |accessdate=2008-06-16 ] [cite web |url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087981/fullcredits#cast |title="Razorback" (1984) full cast & crew |publisher=Internet Movie Database (IMDb) |accessdate=2008-06-16 ]

In 2002, Warner Music re-released the album, digitally remastered by Davies and Ryan Scott, with four bonus tracks.

Track listing

All songs written by Iva Davies.cite web |publisher=APRA |title=APRA search engine |url=http://www.apra.com.au/site/public/searchworksresult.stm |accessdate=2008-06-27 Note: requires user to input song title e.g. TAKING THE TOWN]

# "Taking The Town" - 3:34
# "Time" - 4:15
# "Someone Like You" - 4:17
# "Stay Close Tonight" - 5:09
# "Don't Believe Anymore" - 5:18
# "Sidewalk" - 4:08
# "Dusty Pages" - 4:48
# "On My Mind" - 3:43
# "Shot Down" - 5:02^
# "The Mountain" - 4:52^^ Originally used on the score for the Russell Mulcahy 1984 film "Razorback".

The 2002 reissue also featured bonus tracks:

#

"Java" - 4:54
# "Dance On" - 3:58
# "Dusty Pages" (Single Version) - 4:03
# "Taking The Town" (Extended Version) - 5:09

ingles

*"Taking The Town" (#29 AUS)
*"Don't Believe Anymore" (#31 AUS)
*"Dusty Pages" (#82 AUS)

Album Chart Positions

Personnel

Credited to:

Icehouse members
* Iva Davies — guitar, vocals, oboe, fairlight
* Robert Kretschmer — guitar, backing vocals
* John Lloyd — drums, percussion, backing vocals
* Guy Pratt — bass, backing vocals
* Andy Qunta — keyboards

Additional musicians
* Joe Camilleri — saxophone (tracks 2, 3, 5, 10)
* Remy Corps — backing vocals (track 1)

Recording details
*Engineer — Andy Hilton, Iva Davies
** Assistant engineer — Jim Taig
*Mixer — David Jerden, Iva Davies
*Producer — John Brand, Iva Davies
*Digital remastering (2002) — Iva Davies, Ryan Scott

References